Electronics for Kids: Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity!

Electronics for Kids: Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity!

Why do the lights in a house turn on when you flip a switch? How does a remote-controlled car move? And what makes lights on TVs and microwaves blink? The technology around you may seem like magic, but most of it wouldn't run without electricity.<br /><br /><i>Electronics for Kids</i> demystifies electricity with a collection of awesome hands-on projects. In Part 1, you'll learn how current, voltage, and circuits work by making a battery out of a lemon, turning a metal bolt into an electromagnet, and transforming a paper cup and some magnets into a spinning motor. In Part 2, you'll make even more cool stuff as you:<br />&#8211;Solder a blinking LED circuit with resistors, capacitors, and relays<br />&#8211;Turn a circuit into a touch sensor using your finger as a resistor<br />&#8211;Build an alarm clock triggered by the sunrise<br />&#8211;Create a musical instrument that makes sci-fi soundsThen, in Part 3, you'll learn about digital electronics&#8212;things like logic gates and memory circuits&#8212;as you make a secret code checker and an electronic coin flipper. Finally, you'll use everything you've learned to make the LED Reaction Game&#8212;test your reaction time as you try to catch a blinking light!With its clear explanations and assortment of hands-on projects, <i>Electronics for Kids</i> will have you building your own circuits in no time.